Tristani Mosakhlishvili took the victory in the category of less than 90 kilos. With five medals, two of them gold, Spain leaves the Kazakh capital as the leader of the medal table.
Last day of the Judo Grand Slam at the Barys Arena in Astana, in Kazakhstan, with the heavyweights taking the delirium to some stands to burst again.
and great day for Matvey Kanikovskywho took victory in the category of less than 100 kilos and thus added what is his third consecutive gold in the World Judo Tour.
Kanikovskyi received his new gold medal from Kazakhstan’s Minister of Culture and Sport, Askat Oralov.
In less than 90, it was Spanish Tristani Mosakhlishvili the one in charge of climbing to the top of the podium, after taking advantage of a failed attack by his rival, the Frenchman Maxime-Gael Ngayap Hambou. Mosakhlishvili was elated by his triumph.
Vlad MarinescuCEO of the IJF, handed out the medals.
“I want to thank all the public here, it was a great moment to see everyone cheering me, raising their hands when I won, I felt very happy.”
Again Bashaev
And surprise in less than 78 kilos, where the Japanese Izumi Mao I managed to bend the always regular Patricia Sampaio. It was the first gold for the Asian country in Astana. Portuguese and Japanese starred in a beautiful moment of sportsmanship.
The ambassador of the International Judo Federation and president of its Medical Commission, antonio castrohung the medals.
“The crowd was cheering for my opponent when he attacked,” the champion explained later, “but then he went crazy the moment I applied the hold, and that cheer made me very happy.”
In more than 78, the Chinese Xu Shiyan she executed a powerful o-uchi-gari technique that launched her straight into the gold. Shiyan celebrated her success with the Kazakh public in style before receiving her medal from the Vice Minister of Culture and Sports of this country, Sarsen Kuranbek.
And a new show offered by Tamerlan Bashaev in more than 100 kilos, repeating his victory from two weeks ago, with Temur Rakhimov as a victim. It was the last gold to deliver in this vibrant Grand Slam.
The medals were awarded by Saken MussaibekovVice President of the Kazakhstan Judo Federation.
With a well-prepared and dedicated team of judokas, the Kazakh team says goodbye to their Grand Slam with very good feelings, summed up in seven medals, one of them gold, in less than 60 kilos.
The last day witnessed some of his best performances. In the stands, the local public did not stop cheering for their own for a second, regardless of what the final result was. A beautiful communion between judokas and fans that generated a truly special atmosphere.
The fight of the day for that public was undoubtedly the one carried out by two Kazakhs, islam bozbaev and Bekarys Saduakasfor one of the bronzes under 100 and with victory for the first.
A vibrant combat that perfectly sums up what these three days of competition at the Barys Arena have been: passion, emotion and beauty. Pure judo.
